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   From: thomas.smith19@worldnet.att.net-NO-SPAM   
      
   "AAvK"  wrote in message   
   news:vrN9d.11369$_a3.9425@fed1read05...   
   >   
   > Last night Spamela sent me the following:   
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   > PLEASE CONSIDER MY EXPERIENCE WHEN VOTING IN 2004   
   >   
   >   
   > EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION   
   >   
   > Law Enforcement:   
   > I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 for driving under   
   > the influence of alcohol. I pleaded guilty, paid a fine, and had   
   > my driver's license suspended for 30 days. My Texas driving   
   > record has been "lost" and is not available.   
   >   
   > Military:   
   > I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL. I refused   
   > to take a drug test or answer any questions about my drug use.   
   > By joining the Texas Air National Guard, I was able to avoid   
   > combat duty in Vietnam.   
   >   
      
   Lets not forget how many times he released "all" his military records, only   
   to release more the next week.  By the way, has anyone noticed these records   
   are always released on a Friday afternoon, when the White House (regardless   
   of the party of the President) releases all its bad news?   
      
   > College:   
   > I graduated from Yale University with a low C average. I was   
   > a cheerleader.   
   >   
   >   
   > PAST WORK EXPERIENCE:   
   >   
   > I ran for U.S. Congress and lost.   
   >   
   > I began my career in the oil business in Midland, Texas in 1975.   
   > I bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas.   
   > The company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock.   
   >   
   > I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal   
   > that took land using taxpayer money.   
   >   
      
   While owner of that team, he traded away Sammy Sosa, who went on to become   
   one of the most prolific home run hitters ever, for two guys who didn't   
   amount to much.   
      
   > With the help of my father and our friends in the oil industry   
   > (including Enron CEO Ken Lay), I was elected governor of Texas.   
   >   
   >   
   > ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS:   
   >   
   > I changed Texas pollution laws to favor power and oil companies,   
   > making Texas the most polluted state in the Union. During my   
   > tenure, Houston replaced Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden   
   > city in America.   
   >   
   > I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of   
   > billions in borrowed money.   
   >   
   > I set the record for the most executions by any governor in   
   > American history.   
   >   
   > With the help of my brother, the governor of Florida, and my   
   > father's appointments to the Supreme Court, I became President   
   > after losing by over 500,000 votes.   
   >   
   >   
   > ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT:   
   >   
   > I am the first President in U.S. history to enter office with   
   > a criminal record.   
   >   
      
   Well, there were two presidents who were actually arrested while they were   
   served, Ulysses S. Grant and (I think) Ruthaford Hayes were both arrested   
   for what amounted to wreckless driving (granted, it was wreckless driving of   
   a horse, but they were both handcuffed and released with Grant volunteering   
   to pay the fine).   
      
   > I invaded and occupied two countries at a continuing cost of   
   > *over one billion dollars per week*.   
   >   
      
   I don't blame him for the first one, but the second one is looking like a   
   worse and worse decision every day.   
      
   > I spent the U.S. surplus and effectively bankrupted the U.S.   
   > Treasury.   
   >   
   > I shattered the record for the largest annual deficit in U.S.   
   > history.   
   >   
   > I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in   
   > any 12-month period.   
   >   
   > I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month   
   > period.   
   >   
   > I set the all-time record for the biggest drop in the history   
   > of the U.S. stock market.   
   >   
   > In my first year in office, over 2 million Americans lost their   
   > jobs and that trend continues every month.   
   >   
   > I'm proud that the members of my cabinet are the richest of any   
   > administration in U.S. history. My "poorest millionaire,"   
   > Condoleeza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker named after her.   
   >   
   > I set the record for most campaign fundraising trips by a U.S.   
   > President.   
   >   
   > I am the all-time U.S. and world record-holder for receiving   
   > the most corporate campaign donations.   
   >   
   > One of my best friends, Kenneth Lay, presided over the largest   
   > corporate bankruptcy fraud in U.S. History, Enron.   
   >   
   > My political party used Enron private jets and corporate attorneys   
   > to assure my success with the U.S. Supreme Court during my   
   > election decision.   
   >   
   > I have protected my friends at Enron and Halliburton against   
   > investigation or prosecution. More time and money was spent   
   > investigating the Monica Lewinsky affair than has been spent   
   > investigating one of the biggest corporate rip-offs in history.   
   >   
   > I presided over the biggest energy crisis in U.S. history and   
   > refused to intervene when corruption involving the oil industry   
   > was revealed.   
   >   
   > I presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history.   
   >   
   > I changed the U.S. policy to allow convicted criminals to be   
   > awarded government contracts.   
   >   
   > I appointed more convicted criminals to administration than   
   > any President in U.S. history.   
   >   
   > I created the Ministry of Homeland Security, the largest   
   > bureaucracy in the history of the United States government.   
   >   
   > I've broken more international treaties than any President in   
   > U.S. history.   
   >   
   > I am the first President in U.S. history to have the United   
   > Nations remove the U.S. from the Human Rights Commission.   
   >   
   > I withdrew the U.S. from the World Court of Law.   
   >   
   > I refused to allow inspector's access to U.S. "prisoners of war"   
   > detainees and thereby have refused to abide by the Geneva   
   > Convention.   
   >   
   > I am the first President in history to refuse United Nations   
   > election inspectors (during the 2002 U.S. election).   
   >   
   > I set the record for fewest numbers of press conferences of any   
   > President since the advent of television.   
   >   
   > I set the all-time record for most days on vacation in any one-year   
   > period. After taking off the entire month of August, I presided   
   > over the worst security failure in U.S. history.   
   >   
   > I garnered the most sympathy for the U.S. after the World Trade   
   > Center attacks and less than a year later made the U.S. the most   
   > hated country in the world, the largest failure of diplomacy in   
   > world history.   
   >   
   > I have set the all-time record for most people worldwide to   
   > simultaneously protest me in public venues (15 million people),   
   > shattering the record for protests against any person in the   
   > history of mankind.   
   >   
   > I am the first President in U.S. history to order an unprovoked,   
   > preemptive attack and the military occupation of a sovereign   
   > nation. I did so against the will of the United Nations, the   
   > majority of U.S. citizens, and the world community. I have cut   
   > health care benefits for war veterans and support a cut in duty   
      
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